"Time is up Koraseru. Say goodbye to y our dear Kurama!" Kyozame yelled. He loaded his gun, and held it at Kurama's head. Kurama closed his eyes, gritting his teeth, and clenching his fists.
"Wait!" Koraseru shrieked. Kurama opened his eyes, as Kyozame pulled the gun away. "I…I remember!" She said. Kyozame smiled. "take us there!" He said. He looked over at Ryu, and bound him with green rings as well. He pushed every one in fron of him, as he held then gun pointed at them. "Lead the way." He yeled at Koraseru.
They all arrived at the cliff side, where Koraseru stopped. "Well?" Kyozame asked. "it's a dead end! You have just simply lead me no where!" Kyozame yelled. He pointed his gun at Kurama once more. "Wait!" She said. "Its down there….there is a cave in the cliff I went in there!" She yelled. "Alright. You go and get it. I shall stay up here…..im giving you 10 minutes…..if you don't come back up, your friends die." He said.
"Koraseru climbed down the cliff, and swung herself into the cave. She looked around in the darkness, her eyes adjusting. She was soon able to see very well. "I couldn't have crawled that far…." She said. she heard a crunch, and scrunched her face, horrified to look down. When she did, she covered her mouth and nose with her hand. The remains of her body were under her feet, rotting away. "eeew…" She said. she looked around for the book, and finally found it. It was covered in duzt and dry blood, which she whipped of. "We made such a good team...." she said looking at her old body.
Koraseru climbed back up the cliff, everyone still there. "About time, now hand it over." Kyozame demanded. "Don't do it!" Ryu yelled. "Shut up!" Kyozame yelled. He aimed his gun at Ryu, and pulled the trigger. Ryu gasped in pain, and fell to the ground, as Koraseru shrieked. The green rings faded around him as Ryu grabbed his right arm. He used what was left of his energy to push the bullet out and heal himself.
"Now. give me the book Koraseru……" Kyozame said. Koraseru slowly walked over to Kyozame, and handed him the book. "Thank you dear, now if you don't mind…." Kyozame pointed the gun at her. He pointed the gun at her. His finger slowly pulled the trigger, and the gun went off.
Koraseru opened her eyes. She looked at Kyozame, whos gun was pointed strait up. She looked to see that Ryu was holding Kyozame's arm up from behind him. "You idiot!" Kyozame yelled. He elbowed his brother in the stomach hard, causing Ryu to fall to the ground once more. "Ryu!" Koraseru yelled. Koyzame turned around and bound Koraseru with the green rings as well. He threw the gun to the cliff edge. "Im never going to be your partner Kyo!" Ryu stood up holding his stomach. "Do you remember what happens to demons who betray their partners?" Kyozame asked. "Im aware." Ryu said. "the lets settle this." Kyozame said, his green spirit energy rising around his body.
"That's not fair ya know." Jin yelled. "Ryu doesn't have any energy left. The rings took it all out of him." Shut up back there!" Kyozame yelled, tightening Jin's binding rings. He yelled as they tightened even more.
"Ryu! You can fight him, your weak!" Koraseru yelled. "Ill be fine, leave him to me." He said. Ryu called upon the remaining amount of energy, which was not a lot. Electric blue energy surrounded his body. there was a bright flash of light, and Ryu appeared as his demon self, with wolf ears and a wolf tail.
"Your demon form?" Had pathetic." Kyozame spat. "Not really. I have a lot more energy now ass hole." Ryu said.
"Perhaps….. but that also means you have a lot more energy you have to re obtain." Kyozame said. he summoned a green ball of energy, and threw it at Ryu. Ryu jumped, and dodged the energy ball, and watched as it exploded into oblivion in the distance. "Ryu!" Touya yelled. Ryu looked at Touya, then nodded.
Ryu held up his arm, and summoned an ice sword. "What this?" Kyozame asked. "learned a knew trick did ya?" He asked. Ryu came at him with the sword, swinging it violently. Kyozame, very startled, dodged the swift movements.
"Oy their going to fast I could barely see them!" Jin said. "It seems that Ryu is getting Kyozame's fullest attention…..the ring that are binding us are becoming weak. I could feel myself regaining my energy." Kurama said.
Ryu finally caught Kyozame with his blade, slashing him across the stomach. Kyozame stumbled backwards, but did not let it stop him from throwing another energy ball at Ryu. Ryu blocked it with his ice sword on his arm, but the energy broke the sword, and sent Ryu flying backwards.
Ryu stood up slowly, wobbling and losing his balance. Kyozame did the same. At the same time, the two brothers motioned their hands, summoning the binding rings. Ryu was bound with Kyozame's green rings, and Kyozame was bound with Ryu's blue ones. They both stood there, watching each other being drained from their energy.
"your weak Ryu." Kyozame said smiling. "Your rings are fading." He said. "So are yours….." Ryu said wincing, feeling the pain form the rings cutting into him. "Oh really? Well…..one must wonder who's rings will break first." Kyozame said. "Face it…..i have other people in these, and im still taking our energy. Im the stronger." Kyozame said. He brok Ryu's rings.
Ryu fell to his knees. "Come on Ryu get up!" Koraseru said. "Hes concentrating the most of his energy on Ryu, so Ryu is getting his energy absorbed quicker, and more painfully." Touya said to Koraseru.
Kyozame walked over to Ryu, and kicked him. Ryu rolled over, and spit out blood. Kyozame kicked him again, rolling him over towards the cliff. "Kurama we have to do something….." Koraseru said. "When we move, the binding on the rings gets tiered. This means Kyozame is forced to use more energy. If we all struggle, and move, he will lose energy. If we doe this, we have to make sure we don't break free. If we do, he will regain the energy lost on us before. They al agreed, and started to move, stretching the rings. They in fact had gotten tighter. Koraseru moaned, as they tightened around her, but she kept going.
Ryu felt the rings around him getting weaker and weaker. Kyozame rolled him to the edge of the cliff. "Sorry I have to do this." Kyozame said with a smile. "Yeah…..me too." Ryu said. he broke free from the rings, and grabbed Kyozame's leg, pulling him down.
Ryu had no energy left, and resorted to the last thing. He started to punch Kyozame as hard as he could, using his claws to scratch him. Kyozame did the same. Kyozame tackled Ryu, trying to push him off the cliff once more.
Ryu kicked Kyozame off of him, Kyozame skidding off the edge of the cliff, and grabbing onto the side with his right hand. Ryu walked over to the edge, looking over the side. He saw his brother struggling to get up.
Ryu bent over, holding out his hand. Kyozame looked up. "Why are you helping me?" He asked. "Because, this isn't fair. Lets rule the over the cliff thing out, and fight like men." Ryu said. "Alright..…" Kyozame said in an ashamed voice. He grabbed Ryu's hand, Ryu keeping his balance incase his brother tried to pull him down. "Be careful!" Koraseru yelled to Ryu.
Kyozame rose about half way, when his left hand reached the top of the cliff. he noticed his hand hit something. He looked and saw it was his gun. He looked at Ryu. "I think I have a change of plans….." He said
Kyozame quickly grabbed hi gun, shooting Ryu in the chest. Ryu let go of Kyozame dropping him. Kyozame grabbed onto the cliff side, but lost his footing, falling down the steep cliff, yelling.
Koraseru screamed, watching Ryu fall to the ground. Everyone's green rings disappeared, causing all of them to fall to the ground, too weak to get up. Koraseru stumbled to her feet, attempting to run over to Ryu. She finally got to him, seeing his blood all over the place. "Ryu….." Koraseru called to him.
Ryu opened his eyes to find Koraseru, Kurama, Jin, and Touya standing over him. "Ryu……hold on. We could get some help….." Koraseu started. "don't…..worry about…..it…." Ryu said coughing up blood. "Its no use…..my brother……has good aim….." He said chuckling. "Ryu…..you cant go." Koraseru said starting to cry. "We could get someone to help you." Touya said. Ryu shook his head, putting his hand over his heart. There's ni time…..Koraseru listen…..i want to apologize…..for everything bad ive done to you…..Kurama……im sorry ive been the bigger asshole. Take care of her for me?" Ryu asked. Kurama shook his hand. "I will" Kurama said. "Koraseru…..give the book to Koenma…..you do that, you wont be punished as much." Ryu said. Koraseru nodded
"Ryu……please don't go..…" She said crying. She hugged him. "I'll be fine Koraseru. I have to go….im just glad I found you….." Ryu said. He reached up, and kissed her on the cheek. His body dropped to the ground, a heavy exhale coming from Ryu's mouth.
Koraseru cried as Ryu's dead body lay on the ground. Kurama put his hand on her shoulder. "Koraseru….." Kurama started. Koraseru looked up, and flung herself at him, hugging him tightly. "I guess we should…..get back now…" Touya said looking at Ryu's bloody body.
Koraseru grabbed the book, and with one last look at Ryu, walked off, Kurama behind her, and the two Shanobi in the front.